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18. Donate lunch money to fight hunger
The Marquette Campus Kitchen will distribute brown bags to departments on Tuesday, March 27, for its second annual Brown Bag Challenge fund-raiser. Faculty and staff are encouraged to bring a bag lunch and donate the money they would have spent on lunch to fight hunger in Milwaukee.
The bags will be collected on Thursday, March 29, and the department that donates the most money per participant will receive a lunch catered by the Campus Kitchen's Culinary Job Training program. For more information, contact Sara Kandler at 8-0342.
19. Volunteer deadline for Senior Citzens’ Prom is Wednesday
The 10th Annual Senior Citizens’ Prom, a campus volunteering opportunity, will take place on Sunday, April 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. in AMU Ballrooms CDE.
This year’s theme is “Pioneers of Primetime” and will feature decorations and music inspired by the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s vaudeville headliners, radio superstars, and television legends such as Mickey Rooney, Lucille Ball and Dick Van Dike. The event is sponsored by the Center for Community Service.
Contact Pat Landry in the Center for Community Services, AMU 329, at 8-1412 by Wednesday, March 28, for more information or to volunteer.
20. Student Health Service hosting National Nutrition Month activities
Dietitians will answer questions about healthy nutrition at “Ask the Dietitians” on Wednesday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to noon at Marquette Place, AMU, in recognition of National Nutrition Month.
For a list of all National Nutrition Month events, call the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 8-5217.
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21. Alum to talk about child soldiers in native country
Marquette Amnesty International will host a program about child soldiers by speaker Matthias Seisay, Arts '06, and a showing of the movie Blood Diamond on Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in AMU Ballroom A. Refreshments will be served.
Seisay, originally from Sierra Leone, started Friends Across, an organization that provides assistance to former child soldiers and prostitutes by sending clothing, bicycles and computers, and also trains them in skilled jobs such as tailoring and hairdressing.
For more information contact Greg Jackson.
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22. Jesuit to discuss Catholic social teaching
Catholic Outreach will host an evening devoted to Catholic social teaching on Thursday, March 29, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the AMU Chapel of the Holy Family.
The principles of Catholic social teaching include care for God's creation; solidarity; the dignity of work and the rights of workers; option for the poor and vulnerable; rights and responsibilities; call to family, community and participation; and life and dignity of the human person.
D. Thomas Hughson, S.J., will discuss what CST is, its importance and application to Marquette students and society.
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23. Hunger Clean-up deadline extended to Thursday
The registration deadline for Hunger Clean-up has been extended to Thursday, March 29. Register during peak meal times, in all residence halls and AMU, or contact David Quam or Joe Yeado.
Hunger Clean-up is an annual activity in which members of the Marquette community volunteer for area service-related projects.
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24. Participate in Stations of the Cross
University Ministry will sponsor outdoor Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 30. Stations will start at the Chapel of the Holy Family at noon and end at the Joan of Arc Chapel. Additional stations will be placed at the Raynor Library, residence halls, academic buildings and the Haggerty Art Museum. Join in the procession to pray and remember the passion of Jesus Christ throughout the campus.
For more information contact University Ministry at 8-6873.
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25. Donate underwear for area homeless and shelters
The Marquette University Volunteers are collecting new undergarments for Undie Monday, April 30, in celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 15-21. All underwear will be given to the area’s homeless or area shelters.
Gift tags, such as those distributed during the holiday giving tree celebration, are available to help select the sizes and type of underwear and ensure that a wide variety of sizes from children to adults will be donated. All undies should be returned with the tag attached by April 30 to the AMU Information Desk or Lalumiere 340.
Contact Kathleen Hawkins at 8-5500 for gift tags or more information.
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26. SSP provides Safety Patrol escorts
In addition to the popular LIMO service, you can call the LIMO request line from 5 p.m. to midnight to request a walking escort with Student Safety Program’s safety patrollers.
When staffing allows, teams of patrollers are on campus to provide walking escorts to and from locations on campus. For those who prefer to walk but appreciate the company of highly visible members of Marquette’s Student Safety Programs, safety patrol escorts are the answer.
SSP operates from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily. Request an escort or transport by calling 8-6363 anytime from 5 p.m. to midnight. Also, remember to call to cancel should you decide not to use the service you have requested.
For more information call SSP at 8-5625 or e-mail.
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27. This Week in History
In This Week in Marquette History, the campus erupted in celebration after a colossal win, and Alpha Sigma Nu saw new faces.
Want to know more? Go to the 125th Anniversary Web site.
This Week in History is sponsored by the Marquette University Department of History. Research and writing was conducted by graduate students Gilbert Cervelli, Christopher Chan, Jess McCullough and Amanda Schmeider, with help from James Marten, professor and history department chair, and Carla Hay, associate professor and chair, 125th Anniversary Committee. Special thanks to Thomas Jablonsky, associate professor of history, Harry G. John Professor of Urban Studies and director, Institute for Urban Life, who provided access to the manuscript of his forthcoming history of Marquette University.
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28. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of March 26
• West Wisconsin Avenue Streetscaping Project will resume on April 2. Work between 8th and 10th streets will be completed, and then work will proceed to the east to 4th St. Work remaining between 8th and 10th streets includes median islands, crosswalks, planters and resurfacing Wisconsin Ave.
• Night piling removal and excavation will occur north of Tory Hill from Wednesday, March 28, to Friday March 30. This is mostly trucks backing up and other construction equipment moving around. Noise levels should not be as significant as prior piling removal operations.
• Night demolition continues south of 10th and Tory Hill from Monday, March 26, until Thursday, March 29, from 10 p.m. each night until 6 a.m. the following morning. This should conclude night demolition work at this location.
• Daytime pile driving will take place south and east of 9th and Michigan, and further east on the new westbound I-794.
• Outbound traffic on Fond du Lac Ave. from 13th to 16th streets will be restricted due to water main work. This work is scheduled until later this summer.
• Westbound State St. is restricted to single lane for at least one month.
• No left turns are allowed from 11th to Tory Hill, and no eastbound traffic is allowed on Clybourn/Tory Hill/ Michigan from 13th to 9th streets. Eastbound Clybourn through traffic will be detoured at 16th St. Westbound Michigan traffic is restricted to a single lane at 9th St.
• The connector ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-43 will continue to be closed from Monday, March 26, to Thursday, March 29, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following mornings. This includes one eastbound lane restriction on I-94 beginning at 20th St. This should be the last of these nightly ramp closures.
• I-94 west of the Interchange will have overnight lane reductions in both directions, from Monday, March 26, to Friday, March 30.
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